Transport: Kenya to open $1bn Chinese-built railway line
Kenya will soon open a new railway line to connect the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley region, local media reported. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta […]
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Cameroon: 300 new mining sites discovered in 5 regions
Cameroon has discovered 300 new mineral mines across the ten regions of this Central African nation, local media reported. According to the Cameroonian Minister for […]
Morocco’s RAM to launch first direct flight to China
Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, has announced it will launch in January the first direct flight between the North African country and China that […]
Morocco’s OCP, AUC & AUDA-NEPAD pool efforts to promote Agriculture in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC), AUDA-NEPAD and Morocco’s OCP Group have just formed a tripartite partnership to support the development of the agricultural sector in […]
South Africa: ‘xenophobic’ attacks against foreigners’ property
The police in Johannesburg Monday said they have detained over 70 people believed to have attacked shops and cars owned by foreigners. Police managed to […]
TICAD VII: Egypt strikes deal with Japan’s leading bank to boost mutual investments
Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has penned a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’s top banking group in a move that will […]
Maroc Telecom strikes new deal with state for telecoms infrastructure development
Morocco’s leading telecommunication company, Maroc Telecom, has inked a new deal with the government to develop the kingdom’s telecoms infrastructure for the next three years. […]
Nigeria: Bahrain-based Lamar Holding to inject investment into Fintech startup TechAdvance
Bahrain-based energy investment Lamar Holding will invest $1 million into TechAdvance, one of Nigeria’s Fintech startups. The investment will help TechAdvance carry out its expansion […]
Angola to privatize 86% of its public companies by 2022
The Angolan government plans to privatize 86% of its public companies by 2022. According to Macauhub news agency, citing Vera Daves de Sousa, Secretary […]
Cameroon to ban import of 50 products to boost local industry
Cameroon’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that the Central African nation would suspend the importation of about 50 products. The ministry is yet to provide […]